Sunday, April 18, 2010

It's hard to believe my baby is over a half of a year old! Seems like just yesterday she was born! She is doing great and doing some fun new things! She is ALWAYS smiling and is now enjoying cereal 2x a day. I believe we are going to start some veggies in the next week. I have yet to take her for her 6 month appointment but we have been to the dr's lately and she is topping the scale at 16 lbs. 11 oz. She is a chubby wubby but I wouldn't have her any other way.

Since Grace was born I have tried to be consistent with getting together with other mom's and babies for play dates. At first this was more for the mom's since the newborns just slept and ate most of the time. However, now that Grace is about to be 2, she is really starting to show her desire to socialize with more kids. She is VERY interested in watching how kids interact and play together. She is not shy for the most part, however I felt it would be beneficial for her and for Mommy's schedule to plan weekly play date with ALL of Gracie's little friends. We have lots of therapies and Dr's appointments between the two girls so I emailed all my mommy friends to see if they would be interested in a group play date. We still enjoy the occasional one on one play date but this gives the kids and the mom's something to look forward too. And as much as I don't like to overwhelm any mom with more "to-dos" this is open to whomever and whenever they can come. No obligations of any sort.

We have kids ranging from 6 months-4 years old. So with those age differences come differences in napping schedules. Not to mention mom's work schedules. So we decided to have a morning play group meet every other Thursday and the afternoon play group meet the alternating Thursdays. So far we have been doing it for a month now and I really think it is going great! I look forward to adding more kids and doing some fun things out doors now that spring has arrived. If you are in the area and would like to join our play group, please let me know! We would love to have you!!

About Me

Welcome to our first ever husband/wife blog about parenting. We are sure to entertain with the crazy up's and down's that come with raising not one but two special needs children. This blog is a place for us to be candid and real and a place to educate and advocate for Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome. The inspiration and motivation behind all that we do as parents come from our 3 year old, Grace and 2 year old Reese. They amaze us each day with all they accomplish and continue to defy all odds! We encourage you to keep an open mind and hope that you are able to see them for their "like"ability and not their dis-ablity.